I am Da Song

Chapter 191 Finally Knowing How to Fight a War
On August [-]th, the news that the Song Army's Northern Expedition and the East Route Army was wiped out in Rao'an Town, and Zhe Yanzhi's report of encountering the main force of the enemy army in Wudi Town, arrived in front of Zhao Huan almost at the same time.

It was the first time that Zhao Huan completely lost his composure in front of the prime minister. He couldn't control the anger in his heart at all, and he scolded Li Gang: "Idiot! This is the commander of the right army that you strongly recommend, the right minister! Twenty-four thousand soldiers, I paid countless prices , the elite new army that was armed only after the imperial treasury was emptied! He killed me all in the first battle!"

After the roar, Zhao Huan collapsed on the chair in pain, leaning on the soft couch and rubbing his brows feebly, feeling his head swell with pain.

No wonder emperors lived short lives since ancient times.

Ordinary people, who would experience such huge ups and downs?

Zhao Huan felt that if this kind of defeat happened a few more times, he would be as angry as Cao Cao and suffer from headaches.

Li Gang had no choice but to plead guilty on his knees, and said: "I don't know who I know, which caused the failure of the king's teacher, and the imperial court's plan for the Northern Expedition was damaged. Please forgive me."

"It's only natural to reward meritorious deeds and punish him! Zhe Yanzhi doesn't have to think about any favors from the king anymore, and demote him to Lingnan!"

Li Gang was silent, and after a long time, he put his forehead on the ground and said: "Officials, after Zhe Yanzhi was defeated, he did not flee. He died in a fierce battle and died heroically. , still guarding in the camp.”

It was as if a basin of cold water had been poured on Zhao Huan's head, the anger in his heart was gradually extinguished, and his body weakened weakly.

Shangshu made Sun Fu concerned and advised: "Officials, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, and there are only 2 people around. In the huge war between the Song and Jin Dynasties, it can only be regarded as a small ups and downs. 27 forbidden troops rushed to aid Taiyuan and lost nearly 50 forbidden troops, and the imperial court also survived. The top priority for officials is to take care of their health."

"Sun Lingjun's words are very true. The officials take care of their health, which is related to the foundation of the country." Zhang Shuye, the prime minister, also advised.

"Tell me about the defeat experience of the Eastern Route Army." Zhao Huan waved his hand weakly and said heavily.

Zhang Shuye got up from his seat, and introduced in detail: "According to the military report, the right-hand army relied on the barriers and ditches to resist the Jin army in Wudi Town, and the bows and arrows killed a lot of people. By the end of the day, the enemy's spirit had already fallen. The division dispatched elite soldiers to defeat them."

"Seeing the enemy's defeat, the generals all wanted to pursue them. Zhe Yanzhi sent his troops out of the camp and chased them north for more than [-] miles. When they arrived at Rao'an Town, they encountered the troops of the third prince Zongfu of the Kingdom of Jin. The division formation is out of order."

"The two sides have fought fiercely since the night of dawn. When the king's division is about to win a complete victory. The golden cavalry launched a surprise attack after the king's division."

"In the melee until midday, the king's division was exhausted, hungry and thirsty, and was broken through by the golden cavalry, and the whole army was defeated."

Zhao Huan supported his forehead, and could imagine the exhausted scene of Song Jun at that time.

From dusk onwards, the Song army went out of camp to cover up the rout of the Jin army, chased the enemy's well-organized reinforcements for dozens of miles, and fought hard all night, defeating the early morning from late night.

When the reinforcements of the Golden Army were about to be defeated, heavy cavalry of the Golden Army suddenly appeared behind them.

But even so, the Song army who fought fiercely all night still did not collapse.It blocked the impact of the Golden Army cavalry one after another.

However, after the Jinjun iron cavalry charged, they could leave calmly, reorganize their formation, eat and drink water, and replenish their strength.

The Song army could only drag their exhausted bodies to stand on the spot. What was even more desperate was that they had no supplies. The bloody battle lasted all night and morning. They could not eat, quench their thirst, or replenish their physical strength.In the end, the entire army was defeated in the back and forth attack of the Jin army.

But Zhao Huan asked unwillingly: "It's just a defeat! The big deal is to regroup. As a general's son, how can he annihilate the entire Eastern Route Army?"

Zhang Shuye explained: "Officials, if the battle report is correct, Orihiko has really done his best. After Wang Shi was defeated, he tried his best to gather the defeated troops in the camp and organize defense."

"But Jin Wushu, the commander-in-chief of the Golden Army, seemed to have an epiphany and finally understood the true meaning of the battlefield. He sent his troops to attack the king's barracks. He personally led the Jurchen main force to dismount and lined up, fighting with long spears and heavy armor. He fought bloody for the whole army. The rest of the troops were inspired by it, and their morale was high, and all the armies fought and overwhelmed the king's division."

"Although Master Wang resisted desperately, the soldiers were weak and exhausted. Even if Jin Wushu was severely injured and his left thigh was injured before the battle, it was still difficult to overcome the large number of Jin soldiers. More than [-] soldiers from the Eastern Route Army and the battalion Hundreds of civilians were killed in battle. Only a thousand people crossed the river and survived."

"Alas." Zhao Huan sighed heavily, the Eastern Route Army had indeed done their best.

The key is that Jin Wushu, who has been immature for so long, finally knows how to fight against an opponent who has returned to normal.

Like the previous situation where thousands or tens of thousands of Jin troops could easily beat Liao and Song's hundreds of thousands of troops, it was not called a war at all, it was a young and strong boy pushing two half-lengths A rotting old man in the dirt.

Is the Jin Army called fighting?Before their iron cavalry could charge, the opponent collapsed, and before they even made contact, the opponent surrendered and defected.

Therefore, they can always surround and beat a chaotic, corrupt, and empty army with superior forces.

But facing the field army of the Central Plains Dynasty that is gradually getting rid of corruption in the Song Dynasty, as the northern barbarians, there are only two situations for them to win.

One is to use the advantage of cavalry maneuvering to drag down the infantry of the Central Plains.

In this regard, Mongolia is much stronger than the Jin people.The elite dynasty field army led by Monk Wanyan Chen, a general in the last years of the Jin Dynasty, also defeated the Mongolian army repeatedly in the frontal battles of the majestic formations. Their military exploits were illustrious and their reputation shocked the world. The Mongols who had just started fighting had no temper.

However, the Mongolian army quickly changed its strategy, taking advantage of the maneuverability of the cavalry, dragged the elite army of Monk Wanyan Chen to death in the wild, and launched a fierce attack when it was exhausted, and finally defeated the famous general of the Kingdom of Jin.

The second is naturally to come up with your own housekeeping skills.With real knives and real guns, cut out a universe.

Fighting in war is originally the collision of the strongest wills of two countries.The fight is which side is more tenacious to fight to the death, and which side is more heroic and fearless.

The Jurchens relied on heavy infantry to conquer the world, but it quickly became degenerate.He didn't even have the courage to face his opponent head-to-head and swear to the death, so why would he want to destroy Da Song?
Only dare to rely on the servant army to fight, what is the difference between the end of the decadent empire?Hurry up and pack your luggage, Ma Liu hides back to the north, and he can live for a few more years.

In history, the Jin people were lucky. When they met someone like Zhao Gou, they frantically dragged back, blindly sued for peace, and gave the land to the Kingdom of Jin for nothing.

Otherwise, according to the degree of corruption of the Jurchens, they would have been driven out of the Central Plains by the Song army long ago, and they would have been with ice, snow and wild animals outside the Great Wall.

"In any case, the fall of the Eastern Route Army will have a far-reaching impact. What is the current situation of the Northern Expedition?" Zhao Huan looked at the several prime ministers. The defeat is a foregone conclusion, and the key is to pay attention to the next situation.

(End of this chapter)